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BBC Interviews Toy Designer / Arist Amanda Visell

March 1, 2010 – 5:46 PM

A couple years back my wife bought me this distinct little pink elephant toy from Kid Robot SF with a really cool 1960s aesthetic, but I didn’t know who the artist was. A few years later I came across some other toys on a vinyl collectors web site that had the same look, and learned [...]

By Andreas Tagger | Also posted in Art, Vinyl Toys | Tagged amanda visell, dragon, dragon scout, kid robot, Michelle Valigura, munny, pink elephant, snake oil toy | Comments (1)

Behind the lines of ETSY ~ BBC interviews Monkey & Squirrel about ETSY and all things crafts and vintage cast iron.

February 23, 2010 – 7:04 PM

I recently bought some amazing cast iron house goodies from the Monkey & Squirrel store on Etsy, and thought it would be really cool to do an interview with DIY owner Jenn Pierce about her experience as a craftswoman and Etsy shop owner. Please, please check out her store on Etsy, she’s got some really [...]

By Andreas Tagger | Also posted in Crafts, Inspiration, Vintage | Tagged arts and crafts, bottle openers, brooch, brooches, cast iron, Crafts, door knocker, door knockers, etsy, floral brooches, flowers, jenn pierce, key hanger, monkey & squirrel, north carolina crafts, one of a kind, regretsy, rescue animals, tattoo, vegan, Vintage | Comments (0)

The Cerebral Art of John Pat Guiseppi @ Gallery Nucleus

February 12, 2010 – 5:11 PM

I recently got the chance to interview our close personal friend J.P. about his cerberal artwork. Recently, he was part of a group show down in Los Angeles called “Zombies” at Gallery Nucleus, and did some really neat artwork. I should have written this before the show opening, but I forgot. The show runs from [...]

By Andreas Tagger | Also posted in Art, Art Shows | Tagged bird brain, bunny rabbits, hummingbirds, j.p. guiseppi, jpg creative, nucleus gallery, owl statues, owls, pop art, rabbits, russian dolls, square brain | Comments (1)

The Amazing and Awe Inspiring iPhone Art of Vincente Montelongo

February 4, 2010 – 2:22 PM

At our friend Vincente’s recent engagement party (congrats buddy!), his iPhone was an awe-inspiring conversation piece, worthy of an awe-inspiring blog post. Vincente is part of a budding artistic movement creating art with the new generation of multi-capacitance screens. Using the iPhone conductive screen and it’s accelerometer, he is able to create painterly impressions of [...]

By Andreas Tagger | Also posted in Art, Inspiration, IPhone | Tagged colors, Colors app, doodle, iArt, iDoodle, impressionism, iPad, iPhone art, iPhone painting, iTablet, mexist, new art movement, Nintendo DS art, stylus art, touch screen art, Vincente Montelongo | Comments (0)

City Gardens Book~ A Tri-State Punk Icon: Part Two. Brothers By Choice interviews co-author Steven DiLodovico.

October 19, 2009 – 5:51 PM

Back in August we wrote a post about the upcoming book on City Gardens entitiled, “No Slam Dancing, No Stage Diving: How a Seedy New Jersey Club Defined an Era, an oral history of 80’s and 90’s-era alternative/punk music told through the portal of one club—Trenton, New Jersey’s legendary City Gardens.” We recently connected with [...]